More Henry Ford pictures

From trips_2010 President John F. Kennedy's car (the same in which he was assassinated in 1963).

From trips_2010 Canadian Pacific railroad snow plow.

From trips_2010  There were a lot of VIP vehicles of various kinds, from Tom Thumb's horse-drawn carriage, to various Presidential limousines. This is Henry Ford's private rail car. It has a stateroom, parlor, observation lounge, and kitchen, and would have been manned by a porter and chef. Private rail cars and trains were the private jets of their day.

From trips_2010 Steam engine dating from the late 18th Century. As a Napoleonic period reenactor I find it awesome that such large machinery was being built so early.

From trips_2010 The Rosa Parks bus.

From trips_2010 "The Internet in a Box" ....

From trips_2010 Buckmeister Fuller house.

From trips_2010 An ornate stove from the art deco era.

From trips_2010 Early Boeing aircraft, a biplane hauling mail, and two passengers...

From trips_2010 A mock-up of the Boeing cabin.

From trips_2010 An autogyro.

From trips_2010 The mighty Allegheny locomotive.

From trips_2010 Horse-drawn kerosene tanker from the late 1800s.

From trips_2010 Pre- First World War steam-driven car, the Stanley Steamer.

From trips_2010 A firefighting hand pump dated to the 1760s.

From trips_2010 c. 1915 Electric toaster. I like the design, its much sleeker than modern toasters.

From trips_2010 Ornate rail carriage.

From trips_2010 1850's era locomotive and carriage.

From trips_2010 Controls and firebox of the Allegheny. The coal was actually shoveled in mechanically.

From trips_2010 Allegheny. My head comes up to just above the white drive shaft.

From trips_2010 By 1900, most US cities had mastered light rail. Then, in the 1940s and 50s auto companies bought up many streetcar companies and converted them to buses.